This way, Ducsa will apply a reduction in the prices of the fuel that it distributes to its dealers. At the same time suggests new retail pricesthat the parkers of their network will be able to apply if they understand it that way from next Saturday at 00:00, they informed The Observer market sources.
It should be remembered that today maximum sales prices are in force, which are set by decree of the Executive Power. That is why Ducsa can only exhort to transfer the difference.
“Ducsa’s decision is that the cost reduction reaches the end customer. Said reduction will remain in force only for stations that apply the suggested price at the pump,” says the text sent this Thursday to the dealers of the network and to which he accessed The Observer.
sale prices
| Sale price at Ancap stations | Suggested sale price at Ancap stations | |
| Premium Gasoline 97 30S | It goes from $63.37 to $63.15 | Goes from $72.12 to $71.90 |
| Super 95 30S gasoline | It goes from $61.14 to $60.92 | Goes from $69.89 to $69.67 |
| Gas Oil 50S | Goes from $45.49 to $45.37 | Goes from $52.99 to $52.87 |
| Gas Oils 10S | It goes from $52.63 to $52.51 | It goes from $63.30 to $63.18 |
On the other hand, at the four stations operated directly by Ducsa The rates will be modified from Saturday.
The flammable tax represented an expense of US$ 12 million per year for the state company. With the favorable ruling for Ducsa, the authorities were studying how they could transfer it to the price.
The unconstitutionality is only for Ducsa, so it only applies to Ancap stations. In this way, as long as the Axion and Disa labels do not file an appeal and win it, they will have a disadvantage compared to Ducsa, because the mayor’s office will be able to continue charging the fee as it has been until now.
Already in 2013 the state oil company and the mayor had agreed to gradually reduce the tax until its disappearance, within a period of 10 years. This process had begun in 2017, after the previous year the rate represented an expense for Ancap of US$ 22 million. In 2022 it was US$15 million and by 2023 it was expected to be US$12 million.
